EK Hrvatska (@EK_Hrvatska)

Svi oblici života na 🌍 ovise jedni o drugima, no danas je biološka raznolikost ozbiljno ugrožena. Na #InternationalBiodiversityDay i Dan zaštite prirode, podižemo svijest o važnosti raznolikosti biljaka, životinja i ekosustava. 🦔🌱👇🏼 #EUBiodiversityStrategy @EU_ENV

Biodiversity strategy for 2030

Read about the EU’s biodiversity strategy for 2030 - our ambitious and long-term plan to protect nature and reverse the degradation of ecosystems.

European Economic and Social Committee (@EU_EESC)

📢 Let’s celebrate #Natura2000 Day! 🏞️ Natura 2000 is Europe's most important network for nature conservation and the largest network of protected areas in the world. 🌐 The 🇪🇺 EU protects nature through the #EUBiodiversityStrategy for 2030 and the Birds & Habitats Directives.

Earth Observation in support of EU policies for biodiversity - A deep-dive assessment of the Knowledge Centre on Earth Observation

This report describes the results from a deep dive assessment of the Knowledge Centre on Earth Observation (KCEO) exploring the use of Earth Observation (EO) products and services to support EU biodiversity policies. EU policy needs in the biodiversity domain are analysed with the ambition to verify how and to what extent existing EO products and services meet these needs, highlight existing gaps and provide recommendations on future evolution. The spatial resolution of Copernicus products in most cases matches the user requirements. Improvements are suggested on more regular and frequent updates of products, as well as on products latency. The length of time series and their consistency over time are considered not always adequate. Uncertainty and accuracy of EO products are key but not addressed in the deep dive. Other areas of improvement are related to the thematic detail: existing land cover maps are not sufficient for many biodiversity applications, and this is as well applicable to land use and sea use products. There is a need to map ecosystem types further refining more aggregated land cover classes, to drive the assessment of habitats and ecosystems condition. In this respect, although satellite EO can already offer significant and valuable datasets to support biodiversity related policies, for the full exploitation of available technology, the availability of ground-based and more broadly in-situ data both on land and in marine and freshwater environments, is essential and should be enhanced.

Earth Observation in support of EU policies for biodiversity - A deep-dive assessment of the Knowledge Centre on Earth Observation

This report describes the results from a deep dive assessment of the Knowledge Centre on Earth Observation (KCEO) exploring the use of Earth Observation (EO) products and services to support EU biodiversity policies. EU policy needs in the biodiversity domain are analysed with the ambition to verify how and to what extent existing EO products and services meet these needs, highlight existing gaps and provide recommendations on future evolution. The spatial resolution of Copernicus products in most cases matches the user requirements. Improvements are suggested on more regular and frequent updates of products, as well as on products latency. The length of time series and their consistency over time are considered not always adequate. Uncertainty and accuracy of EO products are key but not addressed in the deep dive. Other areas of improvement are related to the thematic detail: existing land cover maps are not sufficient for many biodiversity applications, and this is as well applicable to land use and sea use products. There is a need to map ecosystem types further refining more aggregated land cover classes, to drive the assessment of habitats and ecosystems condition. In this respect, although satellite EO can already offer significant and valuable datasets to support biodiversity related policies, for the full exploitation of available technology, the availability of ground-based and more broadly in-situ data both on land and in marine and freshwater environments, is essential and should be enhanced.

Earth Observation in support of EU policies for biodiversity - A deep-dive assessment of the Knowledge Centre on Earth Observation

This report describes the results from a deep dive assessment of the Knowledge Centre on Earth Observation (KCEO) exploring the use of Earth Observation (EO) products and services to support EU biodiversity policies. EU policy needs in the biodiversity domain are analysed with the ambition to verify how and to what extent existing EO products and services meet these needs, highlight existing gaps and provide recommendations on future evolution. The spatial resolution of Copernicus products in most cases matches the user requirements. Improvements are suggested on more regular and frequent updates of products, as well as on products latency. The length of time series and their consistency over time are considered not always adequate. Uncertainty and accuracy of EO products are key but not addressed in the deep dive. Other areas of improvement are related to the thematic detail: existing land cover maps are not sufficient for many biodiversity applications, and this is as well applicable to land use and sea use products. There is a need to map ecosystem types further refining more aggregated land cover classes, to drive the assessment of habitats and ecosystems condition. In this respect, although satellite EO can already offer significant and valuable datasets to support biodiversity related policies, for the full exploitation of available technology, the availability of ground-based and more broadly in-situ data both on land and in marine and freshwater environments, is essential and should be enhanced.

20220173 Forests at the heart of sustainable development

This report provides an overview of sustainability in the forestry sector. It sets out the benefits for society, describes the regulatory environment and examines the challenges encountered by companies and investors operating in this sector. Finally, it addresses the role of public banks in helping to develop the sector.

Nationally designated terrestrial protected areas in Europe